Tour Dates: Akron/Family Amble Across North America

Over the course of five studio albums, Akron/Family have developed their own unique take on psychedelic rock that straddles the line between Animal Collective’s knob turning weirdness, the Grateful Dead’s early ’60s primordial acid-drenched material and Middle Eastern-drenched ragas. On April 30, the Brooklyn and Portland-based band will release their latest full-length effort – Sub Verses via Dead Oceans, and have lined up a month-long North American tour in support.

The band, who tend to stretch their songs out live, often past the ten-plus minute mark, will play a handful of warm-up dates on the West Coast this week and will officially kick off their 24-date run at Low Spirits in Albuquerque, New Mexico on April 9.

If you’re not into a night with the psychedelic rock act, then maybe you’ll be interested in hitting one of these recently announced tours…

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Jeff joined the Hidden Track team full-time in 2008 and helps guide the site in his role as Managing Editor and Social Media Coordinator. Each week Jeff pens Pullin' 'Tubes, Tour Dates and Bloggy Goodness in addition to features, video posts and more. Jeff is a graduate of The George Washington University ('98), with a B.A. in Journalism, and has worked in the media and technology industry for the likes of Scripps Networks Interactive, MTV, VH1, A&E and Joost.